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Ex-coal secy among 6 acquitted in 2012 case

A Delhi court has acquitted former Union coal secretary HC Gupta, and five others, including two senior officials from the ministry of coal (MoC), in a high-profile corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to a coal block allocation in Odisha in 2012.

SIX KILLED AFTER FIRE ENGULFS TN PRIVATE HOSPITAL

DINDIGUL: Six people were killed on Thursday after a massive fire broke out at a private hospital in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, officials familiar with the matter said.

'VERY SERIOUS': HC ON VIP DARSHAN AT SABARIMALA

KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Thursday admonished the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala, and the chief police coordinator over \"VIP darshan\" provided to actor Dileep at the temple on December 5 during the ongoing annual pilgrimage.

HC REJECTS PLEA TO START PROBE INTO MOVIE INDUSTRY

The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to order an inquiry into gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment allegedly faced by female artists in the film industry, saying that it cannot direct a \"roving and fishing inquiry\" without a specific complaint.

Disaster management bill passed in Lok Sabha amid Oppn uproar

NEW DELHI: The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday despite strong criticism from Opposition members.

WOMAN KILLS KIDS, DIES BY SUICIDE IN ACT OF REVENGE

BENGALURU: A 35-year-old woman allegedly killed her two children and died by suicide in Bengaluru to \"punish her husband for mistreating her\", police said on Thursday.

4 schoolgirls walking back home crushed to death by truck in Kerala

KOCHI: Four Class 8 students of a government school died on Thursday after a truck ran them over while they were returning home after taking an examination, at Kalladikode in Kerala, police said.

TMC MP SUBMITS PRIVILEGE NOTICE AGAINST RIJIJU

Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju for allegedly making a derogatory remark against opposition leaders in the Upper House.

MANUFACTURING COOPS TO GET 15% LOWER TAX RATES: AMIT SHAH IN RS

Newly set up cooperatives that undertake manufacturing activities will get benefits of lower tax rate of 15%, as is available to new manufacturing firms, Union minister for home and cooperation Amit Shah said in a reply in Parliament.

RS impasse continues as MPs refuse to relent

NEW DELHI: There was no let-up in the acrimony between the government and the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, with both sides hardening their stance—the government demanding an explanation on Congress leadership’s alleged links with billionaire George Soros and the Opposition demanding a probe into the allegations of wrongdoing against the Adani Group.

Stage set for govt, Oppn face-off on Constitution in House today

NEW DELHI: Lawmakers will begin on Friday a rare and landmark debate on the Constitution to mark the 75th year of its adoption against the backdrop of a bitter political face-off between the government and the Opposition that has jammed Parliament and embroiled even the vice-president with the INDIA bloc demanding his removal.

CJI KHANNA FIRM ON ADMINISTRATIVE LISTING DECISIONS

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday firmly discouraged oral mentions for case listings in the Supreme Court, urging lawyers to respect decisions made by him in his administrative capacity as the \"master of the roster\".

CJI Khanna Firm on Administrative Listing Decisions

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday firmly discouraged oral mentions for case listings in the Supreme Court, urging lawyers to respect decisions made by him in his administrative capacity as the \"master of the roster\".

Mohan Babu booked for bid to murder journalist

HYDERABAD: An attempt to murder charge has been added to the case filed against veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu in connection with the alleged attack on a 35-year-old video journalist, police said on Thursday.

Top court quashes plea to reclaim land gifted 70 years ago

In a case that brought to life several forgotten aspects of the country's legal and sociopolitical history, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a claim to take back a piece of land gifted 70 years ago on grounds of non-compliance with an unusual condition: lifelong, unpaid service.

5-year-old stuck in Raj borewell for 57 hrs, dies soon after rescue

Five-year-old Aryan Meena, who fell into a 160-feet borewell and was trapped inside for three days, died shortly after being retrieved late on Wednesday night in Dausa district of Rajasthan, police said on Thursday.

Amaravati to be single capital, Andhra informs SC in affidavit

HYDERABAD: Amaravati is being developed as the lone capital city of Andhra Pradesh, the state government led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit, ending the discussion over the three-capital plan envisaged by the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regime.

7 Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh gunfight

THE J'KHAND LAW GUARANTEED 75% RESERVATION TO LOCALS IN PRIVATE-SECTOR JOBS WITH MONTHLY WAGES UP TO ₹40,000

STEEL CUTTING IN TN MARKS START OF FLEET SUPPORT SHIPS FOR NAVY

NEW DELHI: A \"steel cutting\" ceremony at the L&T yard in Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, marked the beginning of production of the second of the five fleet support ships (FFSs) ordered for the Indian Navy last year to boost its capabilities to replenish warships at sea, the navy said on Thursday.

Late, but welcome, say Muslim bodies in UP

LUCKNOW/MEERUT/JAIPUR: Muslim clerics and groups on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's directive restraining courts from entertaining fresh suits or passing orders to survey mosques or dargahs to determine whether temple structures lie beneath them, even as Hindu petitioners termed it a \"small impediment\" in their struggle to reclaim their religious sites.

Ex-SP MP slams INDIA bloc over Rampur amid calls for expulsion

Jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has accused the opposition INDIA bloc of being a \"silent spectator\" to the supposed destruction of Rampur and failing to raise the issue with the same urgency that it raised the Sambhal violence.

SC quashes Maha plot allotment, calls out ex-CMs' interventions

THE JUDGMENT PAINTS A DAMNING PICTURE OF HOW ALLOTMENT WAS DONE THROUGH INTERVENTIONS BY THEN CM

Govt, HAL sign ₹13.5K-cr deal for 12 Su-30 jets

THE IAF OPERATES A FLEET OF 260 SU-30S, AND THE 12 FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED TO MAKE UP FOR PLANES LOST IN ACCIDENTS

RAHUL MEETS KIN OF HATHRAS WOMAN RAPED AND KILLED IN 2020

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met the family of a Dalit woman here who died allegedly after being gang-raped in September 2020, and alleged that the family is being treated like \"criminals\".

With Grap 4 curbs gone, revamp of Sarita Vihar flyover to resume soon

WORK ON THE FLYOVER, LOCATED ON MATHURA ROAD IN SOUTHEAST DELHI, HAD COMMENCED IN EARLY OCTOBER AFTER A NEARLY YEAR-LONG DELAY

Crimes against women fell by 11% this year: Delhi Police data

NEW DELHI: The national capital has recorded an average 11% decline in crimes against women in 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, Delhi Police officials said on Thursday.

Man steals ₹60L from friend's accounts, held

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for stealing ₹60 lakh from his friend's and her mother's bank accounts after sneaking six signed cheque books from their house in east Delhi's Krishna Nagar, police said on Thursday, adding that he transferred the amount into multiple accounts.

IP UNIV'S SILVER JUBILEE: PLANS OF NEW OFFSHORE CAMPUS DECLARED

NEW DELHI: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) celebrated its silver jubilee on Thursday where the university's new logo was unveiled and a silver jubilee postal stamp was released.

No property tax hike in NDMC budget '25

NEW DELHI: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) chairman Keshav Chandra on Thursday presented budget proposals worth ₹5,307 crore with a surplus of ₹463.4 crore - keeping the property tax rates unchanged for the upcoming financial year 2025-26.

HAVE NO LINKS TO CO-ACCUSED IN 2020 RIOTS CASE: SHARJEEL TELLS HC

Jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam told the Delhi high court on Thursday that the Delhi Police booked him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with 2020 Northeast Delhi riots despite the absence of evidence in the form of text messages or calls with any of the co-accused.